New-York tribune., 1887-04-24

tho mummy ana csskets Of . Lady Of the House Of
Art-Ur and OF Tu ir-ta. the son OF Horsou. The
With the exception OF the womans Her face y In tho
white plaster composition fresh the walls OF TIE
10 rsa 81 pure a.sn profile %
cut lips and nose. and full closed eyes. Incse
specimens came from Arhmin and were some OF the
The caskets are prousely coors that seem
to have lost none OF their vvidness, with scenes and
legends from thsEgyptian Book OF the Deao the ritual
earliest history. FuLeral processions arc painted
along tho sides Of the caskets. in whicn frequently
the Book OF the Dead and figures with the heads
of jaokals, apes, COWS birds On opening the
casket Of the Lady OF the House OF ArUr the mummy
was seen to be covered with bead work shroad ~
curious designs and SolSs Most o,isnaIS % fodsd
around thenen OF the dead But the slsnaer -
holding the beads had rotted in the years thAt
disturbed the beads tell Of by their own weight.
General di Cesnola succeeded however by laying over
the beads coating of paper and gum IN
OF the bead mask that covered the mummys lace ana
the collar which shows the most intricate patterns OF
the Ahroud.
In addition to these larger objects there are many
smaller ones OF fully much interest and even moro
remote antiquity. A number OF statuettes In green
porcelain belong to the time or and represent the ne
Of Kings and princes from the First to the Fifth
Dynasty others in blue porcelain are from Deir-e
Bshari the tonbs about the lpyramids. The former M
were contemporary with prior to the time OF the
Thcre are several work boxes used by the ladies OF
that early day. stretchers OF the Eleventh and the
Twentieth Dynasties for carrying the sick or deae
which do differ greatly from those used In the hosp
tails today Among the collection of and pottery
belonging to this collection probably some OF the
oldest that have descended from civilized natons
They belong to the primitive age OF the Egyptians and
show lower condition of the art than was aitcrwaro
attained. Among the mcre interesting OF these
articles arc q priests baton Q stoutl9oking Iau
warped and cracked with years but looking capable
sill of dong service as walking stick OF the fashion
Of to-day. and two bows such as were used Dy
Egyptian archers The bows straieh and without
crack or aw In the although they belong to date
as early as 1000 b. c. and from all appearances they
mig still be bent and strung without danger u
| snapping.
Within O month or two. at tho most, General al
Cesnoa expects the arrival of another CONSIGNMENT OF
this collection and this will be amply sufficient to
occupy Professor Hall and his assistants until the
addition to tie Museum is complete and ready for
placing the whole exhibit before the public when
the first consignment OF mummies arrived In the city
il was directed simply to the Nes-York Museum "
and the Custom House officials were at loss to place IT,
They applied to the managers OF several museums In
tho Bowery to learn If the articles belonged to them
After inquiry, however, aud learning that there were
no sea serpsnts mermads among tho articles, tho
Bowery museums withdrew all claims to the consign